On the grammar of a Senegalese Drum Language
Senegalese drummers often recite improvised texts while playing, considering the texts to reflect the rhythms’ meanings. Unlike in other African traditions, drums are rarely used as a speech surrogate. It is shown here that Senegalese rhythms involve language-like grammar rules, which are partly independent of the grammar of the players’ spoken language. The rhythms do not acoustically mimic speech, and the speech-drum matching is based on a lexicon of rhythms and their meanings. Players use this lexicon to produce an unlimited number of meaningful rhythms. The analysis of complex rhythms show... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
Schlagwörter: | drum language / music / griots / sabar / Senegal / Wolof / functionalism / Taverne |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29257820 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/407302 |